Web Worker Daily:
I’m one of those fanatics who goes out before dawn on the day after Thanksgiving, to wait in line for the doors of my favorite stores to open so I can snap up the best deals before they are gone. It sounds really crazy, until you see my receipts and calculate how much money I’m saving for my effort.And I’m not just saving m (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
While not all web worker are freelancers, a good portion of them are — and a freelance lifestyle is part of the appeal of working from home. The fact is, working as an independent contractor is not all wine and roses. Personally, I wouldn’t have it any other way, but there are some key facts people should consider before le (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
If you read Aliza’s post outlining the five best web working lessons she’s learned so far, you might have noticed a trend: all of those lessons were focused on control.For the web worker who works remotely, relies on someone else’s technology, and/or needs to coordinate disparate, diverse inputs to some kind of timeframe an (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
Just about every organization can use video to tell its story. Video producers tell that story by creating a product that entertains, educates, informs, promotes, captures or markets.While video production may involve location-specific elements where you need to go out to capture visuals and sounds, you can still make it a (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
In the age of continuous connectivity, many a web worker may feel a sense of wry irony in the fact that often, when we need answers on something, the person we need those answers from is uncontactable.We all diligently plan ahead, so we allow plenty of time for our colleague to pull together the necessary input to our proje (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
Even as a web worker, there are times when we need to sign paperwork. Maybe a new client is ready to sign a contract with you. Maybe an employer needs you to sign a form. No matter why you need to get your name down on a piece of paper, it can put a crimp in a web worker’s style. After all, who among us wants to have more h (Read More)
jkOnTheRun:
WebWorkerDaily is a “must stop” site for me every day. Sure, I am a web worker, but I find they have so much good information for anybody who is online a lot. I was thrilled to see this morning that they have compiled some of their best articles concerning freelancing and working on the web, into an e-book for easy reading. (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
It’s an exciting time to be a web worker, what with all of the great browser choices we now have available to us. Firefox may be the preferred browser for many of us, but Chrome, Safari and Opera are also compelling options.Despite these choices, I’ve pretty much been locked into either Firefox or Internet Explorer because (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
So you’re a web worker, but you still meet people in meatspace that you want to network with, and making them type an email into their phone or handing them a plain jane business card either feels awkward or isn’t getting results.There are other things you can do, things that are far more representative of your trade than a (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
As a web worker, you have the freedom to work from anywhere that has an Internet connection. A coffee shop or a library can make for just as good a workspace as a home office. But workplaces are not created equal. The differences between individual coffee shops can turn one into the perfect place to plant your laptop, while (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
Distance learning has gone mainstream. The U.S. Department of Education report “Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning” states that “on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.” Consider the following:In the 2006–07 academic year, 66 p (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
There are a lot of things that a web worker needs in order to be able to do his or her work: a computer, an Internet connection … a post office box? While it’s not absolutely required in order to get your online work done, having a P.O. box can make a lot of sense.I originally got my P.O. box because I wasn’t comfortable ha (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
A brand doesn’t sell itself. Someone has to communicate its value to the world and reach its target market.The science of marketing involves market research, segmenting the market and building and executing a marketing plan that fulfills business goals.People in public relations (PR), on the other hand, work to get exposure (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
Many web workers welcome August and September because their kids head back to school, making work a little easier. But some web workers are excited about the fall for another reason: because they’re heading to school themselves.Advancing your education can often make sense: you can learn new skills, earn more money and even (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
With technology such as remote control applications hitting the market, tech support and customer service roles can increasingly be performed remotely by anyone with the right skills, a computer, a phone line and a reliable Internet connection.Is tech support or customer service the web working career for you?Types of Tech (Read More)